₦airaland Forum

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said although he is Christian, he does not joke with Ifa.

The Ifa divination system, which makes use of an extensive corpus of texts and mathematical formulas, is practised among traditional worshippers in Yoruba communities. Ifa refers to the mystical figure perceived as the deity of wisdom and intellectual development.

He particularly said the Yoruba culture must be guided because it’s “authentic.”

“When I was growing up, there are two things that you don’t imagine a woman should do. You cannot see a woman climbing a palm tree. Secondly, you cannot see a woman playing talking drum, Ara had broken the taboo and she had done it very well.”

The former president said the lesson in what Ara had done is that one must do whatever he or she is doing very well.

“We must not joke with our culture. We are being relegated to the background, our language is being relegated, our food, our dress and others. We must not allow it. They are things that are authentic. Yoruba is not vernacular.”

Obasanjo maintained that despite being a Christian, he hasn’t forgotten his culture.

“I am a Christian, I had attended two churches today and that does not mean that I should forget my culture. Whoever says Ifa is nothing, I will say that person is a big fool.

“Before Christianity and Islam, we have Ifa Orunmila meaning Olorun lo mo eni to ma la “It is Heaven that knows who will be saved,” he said.

Ara thanked Obasanjo, for the honour done to her.

Ara, who said she started playing talking drum at age 10 in her father’s palace in Ondo, said parents should do everything possible to preserve the culture.

Righteousness2:
Your Excellency Sir,
You cannot Serve two Masters!
It does not matter how many churches you go to in a day.
You cannot claim to Serve GOD and Serve ifa or whatever.
It is an act of one deceiving himself or herself!

Choose you this day whom ye will Serve.
The gods of your traditionss or the True GOD of Heaven and Earth.

As for me and my Generations, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, THE GOD OF ISRAEL.

LegendHero:
Your God of Israel wey dey look like mumu when Israelis dey mud kid for Palestine na em you wan make Obasanjo support?

Righteousness2:
Only one whose brain has been terribly tampered with insults his CREATOR.

Check yourself young boy.

brain54:
What about sango...

And amadioha. Oh... I forgot amadioha is the other side of the Niger!

Righteousness2:
Your Excellency Sir,
You cannot Serve two Masters!
It does not matter how many churches you go to in a day.
You cannot claim to Serve GOD and Serve ifa or whatever.
It is an act of one deceiving himself or herself!

Choose you this day whom ye will Serve.
The gods of your traditionss or the True GOD of Heaven and Earth.

As for me and my Generations, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, THE GOD OF ISRAEL.

LegendHero:
My creator is not your own creator. He create life and don’t go after mudding children like your own god of Israel or whatever.

Ifa is a link to the true creator. Stop hyping your blood thirsty god over Ifa.

Righteousness2:
Your Excellency Sir,
You cannot Serve two Masters!
It does not matter how many churches you go to in a day.
You cannot claim to Serve GOD and Serve ifa or whatever.
It is an act of one deceiving himself or herself!

Choose you this day whom ye will Serve.
The gods of your traditionss or the True GOD of Heaven and Earth.

As for me and my Generations, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, THE GOD OF ISRAEL.

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
Oga presidoo choose one na. The more reason I welcome Shariah law in the SW

Jokerman:
Ifa that will send you to hell, and whip you there.

At this age Baba, better repent, make restitution and get right with God, and full embrace Christ.

Ifa , and the rest na demons deceiving humans that they are gods, but are actually plotting to trap your soul in the fiery pits of hell, that Jesus has saved you from.

Ifa, Amadioha, Osun, Ogun, Allah, etc, cannot save.

LegendHero:
Source: https://dailytrust.com/obasanjo-im-a-christian-but-i-dont-joke-with-ifa/

SporaD8:
Ifa odu is not a Religion .
Quite a lot of people can hardly distinguish between Religion and Spirituality. I e Prayer did not belong to any particular religion, same way the Ifa divination system is irreligious.

Righteousness2:
Your Excellency Sir,
You cannot Serve two Masters!
It does not matter how many churches you go to in a day.
You cannot claim to Serve GOD and Serve ifa or whatever.
It is an act of one deceiving himself or herself!

Choose you this day whom ye will Serve.
The gods of your traditionss or the True GOD of Heaven and Earth.

As for me and my Generations, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, THE GOD OF ISRAEL.